Abbreviations
What does mm stand for?
millimeter
How many mm are in 1 cm?
10
If you are converting from big to small, in what direction will you ALWAYS move the decimal? Example 0.9 cm = mm
To the right
What is length?
The distance between two points.
What is 0.21 divided by 0.7
0.3
What does cm stand for?
centimeter
How many cm are in 1 m?
100
If you are converting from small to big, in what direction will you ALWAYS move the decimal? Example 4,500 m = km
To the left
What is the basic unit of length in the metric system? A meter or a foot?
meter
256.3 รท 100
0.2563
What does m stand for?
meter
How many mm are in 1 m?
1000
After you figure out which direction you will move the decimal, how do you figure out how many time to move the decimal? example: 470 mm = cm
The position the unit you want to convert to is from the unit given.
What number does the prefix milli mean?
One thousandth of
Multiply mentally 12.53 x 10
125.3
What does km stand for?
Kilometer
How many g are in 1 kilogram?
1000
65 km to m
65,000
What number does the prefix kilo mean?
one thousand of
or
times a thousand
multiply mentally 0.605 x 1,000
605
Put in order from smallest to biggest: Kilogram, milligram, gram
milligram, gram, kilogram
How many mL are in 1 kL?
1,000,000
9,876 g to kg
9.876
What is measuring?
To find out the amount, size or degree of something such as a mass by using an instrument.
Round to the nearest tenth 1.84
1.8